Holly Near
Holly Near
Holly Nearis an American singer-songwriter, actor, teacher, and activist...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFolk Singer
Date of Birth6 June 1949
CityUkiah, CA
CountryUnited States of America
giving purpose given
Often thoughts are given to me with the sole purpose of giving them away.
sound willing available
... when I am willing, all sound is available to me ...
sweet children sleep
Music can be used against us as much as it can be used for us. Muzak can put a whole nation to sleep, whereas a lullaby is intended to put a child to sleep in a sweet way.
song thinking expression
Language is like songs, like food, like dance-it is the expression of what we think.
important lines singers
It's been important to me to be a good activist, a good thinker, a good musician, a good singer, and a good entertainer. You can't do it all, but I have walked those delicate lines as best I know how.
thinking singing way
If I didn't think and feel the way I think and feel, I couldn't sing the way I sing. And I like singing the way I sing.
mistake mistakes-youve-made people
People love to hear the mistakes you've made.
heart just-one
Peace can start with just one heart.
digging relative-truth relative
We who are interested in relative truth have to keep digging for it and not let ourselves be sucked under.
perspective culture dominant
I'm not allowing my perspective to be dictated by the dominant culture.
struggle believe silver-platter
I don't believe in nirvana. If nirvana was handed to us on a silver platter, this would be the first day of our struggle to keep it.
attitude movement world
The women's movement completely changed attitudes all over the world in ways we'll never be able to count.
killing-someone people evil
Why do we kill people who are killing people to show that killing people is wrong?
gay color land
We are a gentle angry people We are a land of many colors We are gay and straight together We are a peaceful loving people And we are singing, singing for our lives.